2011 Lexus CT 200h review By Kelsey Mays
Americans love hybrid hatchbacks, but mostly for the hybrid part; overall, we're still lukewarm on traditional hatchbacks. Lexus added a third ingredient — budget luxury — to create the CT 200h. With a starting price just over $29,000, it's the least expensive Lexus in nearly two decades, and it shows.
go88The 2011 CT 200h feels at times like a cut-rate Lexus, but its combination of fuel efficiency and handling should win the brand some much-needed younger buyers.
The front-wheel-drive CT's styling is the closest yet to Lexus' LF-Gh concept, and it comes in base and Premium trims, which you can compare here. We evaluated a CT 200h Premium.
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Safety/Security Features
A reinforced passenger compartment helps protect the occupants with front-
and rear-crush structures. Seatbelt pretensioners and force limiters are used
for the front and outboard rear seats. In a ...
Front passenger occupant classification system
Your vehicle is equipped with a front passenger occupant classification
system.
This system detects the condition of the front passenger seat and activates
or deactivates the devices for the front ...
Overview
The Lexus CT 200h marks the introduction of the first, and only, full hybrid
vehicle to the core of the premium compact segment.
Lexus' first ever compact, five-door car, the Lexus CT 200h full hy ...